Review of My Son (2021) by Tvjerry — 23 Sep 2021

This film took a unique approach: James McAvoy is cast as the father, but the actor was given no script, only an idea of the story. The other cast members (including Claire Foy who plays the mom) had full dialogue.

The concept is that the father is reacting in real time to the terrible situations and since McAvoy is a strong actor, it basically works. He and Foy play the estranged parents of a young boy who goes missing.

Their despair and relationship issues dominate the first two thirds of the story, so it’s not til the final portion that any plot or tension develops. That’s when things get a bit hairy. There’s too much rambling and dialogue for most of the narrative and even the final moments leave lots of questions.

This is an interesting experiment that’s moderately involving.